After a first look at Quikmaps, I spent a bit more time this morning playing around with it and am even more impressed. Description boxes accept html and you can easily imbed things like video and pictures into the description boxes.

QuickMaps is a web based tool for creating and annotating Google Maps. It is by far the easiest interface I have seen for annotating and marking up Google Maps.

The new Intel based Macs come with a remote control unit that allows the user to control iTunes, iMovie, iDVD and iTunes. Sofa Control is a piece of software that extends the remote to other applications.

With family and friends taking part in summer travel trips, I am once again interested in tools for tracking flights.... The flight's relative position to the ground is noted and the flight's information and position is automatically updated every minute.

Second Life "Although this metaphor will probably offend anyone remotely connected to Second Life, the most accurate way of describing the whole experience is that it's like playing with dolls." Eamonn Sullivan has an interesting post/introduction about Second Life.

Well, since they don't yet, Jake Cord of Scurvy Jake's Pirate Blog has created a web tool that will convert Google Analytics geo data into a .KML file that can be loaded up in Google Earth. With a few simple steps you can export the data from Google Analytics and view it Google Earth.

Valery Hronusov has been looking at publicly available data from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and has produced several Google Earth data layers based on this data. These include visualizations that note cell phone tower density (example above) and TV towers per state.

Zoho Show Unleashed...The Zoho folks, creator of web-based productivity tools that mimic desktop applications have release Zoho Show. An online alternative to PowerPoint/Keynote...

This spring a principal colleague from a neighboring school and I wrote a grant proposal to fund the purchase of iMacs and digital video cameras for incorporation into our technology/literacy programs.... I am very happy that Tony Jamesbarry, our music/technlogy arts teacher will be working full time at Lewis this coming school year, and he will be implementing the grant with our 3 - 5 students.

NECC is just around the corner and I'm looking forward to catching up with old and new friends. This year I'm involved with a few sessions and workshops and also a panel.